SUV crashes on Route 17 when tire blows, killing 1

Sunday

Sep 26, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Leonard Sparks

LIBERTY — An SUV carrying four adults and an infant to visit a student at SUNY Delhi Saturday morning overturned on Route 17 after blowing a rear tire, killing the driver and leaving the child’s mother in critical condition, said state police. The 5 month-old boy was unhurt.Troopers say Yolinda Syvia, 54, lost control of the Ford Explorer when a rear tire blew at about 8:30 a.m. on westbound Route 17 near Exit 100. The SUV rolled several times before landing upright in the median.Syvia, a Mamaroneck resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. Evelyn Tapia, 23, also of Mamaroneck, was flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla in critical condition. Tapia is the mother of the baby. Luis Rivera, 22, of Mamaroneck, and Abraham Tapia, 55, of White Plains, were treated for minor injuries at Catskill Regional Medical Center.lsparks@th-record.com